I’m asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what’s the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone’s privacy?

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    Stop. Giving. Them. Phones.

    Stop whining. No they don’t need one. NO THEY DON’T.

    No.

    No they’re not special.

    No they’re not too busy. Neither are you.

    No iPad either.

    Stop. Shut up. No. Phones.

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      And or old school phones, that can call and text, but not surf the internet. Old smaller flip phones. Because parents will want to be able to communicate because they are worriers in many cases, there is no need for them to use smartphones for this.